Saturday, November 29, 2008

BORING

Man life after A's are so boring...lol...

Kinda crazy, but I think some studying is fun...

But no way am I gonna repeat 1 more year of j2 =P

I dont even think I'm eligible to retain =)

Haha...so many things to buy, so little money lol


G25

Fable2

Prince of Persia

Which one to get first!!

G25 is gonna cost a huge huge bomb...but it is ever so tempting omg...

Anyway, going off to Genting on 2 dec...coming back on 5 dec...yea just a short trip...

Haha today quite afew people going off....RA off to sarawak, and FH off to tw. Enjoy yourselves!!!=)

Haha can any of u imagine the fun RA will have traversing through undergrowths and rivers and whatnot? hahahaha

Fh should have a blast in tw though =)

2 trips but totally different experiences hahaha

Gonna enlist soon le...yet I am always stoning at home watching tv!

Hahah yes my favourite past time now...lol!

GRRR G25!!!!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Prom

Was boring....

Lol...I was half dead during prom already la...super tired from chalet lol

Sorry if I wasn't smiling in pictures =S

Anyway, Qining dad offered to pick us there....reached abt 7.30....went in...dinner...

Food was quite alrite..though the shark fin soup rite...I think they killed a baby shark for the whole prom...more like chicken soup lol!


After that all the games and stuff....haha henry won the beijing keychain set during the lucky draw!

And Elaine took my Huan Huan la!!!

Haha so I took Jing Jing lo....haha

OH!!!

And gratz to Mr Choo ar...Mr FreshFace rofl....

Joke of the night I think....

Lazy to upload photos...mayb later bah...

Next few days quite free...

Maybe meeting jw justin they all on thurs...dinner on friday...

Maybe going to get my phone later on today...

So sad la...some1 leaving soon 4 holiday le =(

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Back from chalet

3 days 2 nite chalet at downtown east yesterday....Super shagged
lol..

First nite was BBQ. As usual, did fire, some BBQing...then went to rent bike for the guys

It was getting late. so I had to go down wif my bike first to help them rent..
But it was so freaking dark..then got these weird sounds everywhere...

At first I didn't know what was it. Then I rode past a drain, and theres a freaking huge sound. Nabei scared the shit out of me...

Turned out to be frogs. Like alot of them all around the park croaking...

Then so freakign dark, until I couldn't see the road was flooded...so just rode through la.. KNS

Rode through half-way, water up to my knee already, and the bike got caught in the mud....

So detour around, heng the shop haven close...

So the guys got their bike...then slacked around awhile before going out to cycle. But damn unlucky la...at first Yik Jiun bike leaking air, so wanted to go petrol station. Then on our way there I think I rode over a pin or something. Fuking tire puncture...
zZz. No choice lo...have to turn back. Then the 3 of them rode on.
Feels stupid pushing a bike lol...
So went back to the room, play mahjong lo...
Play whole night sia..until like 6.30am...
Then they all went to sleep...so I went home also lo...push the bloody bike home again...
Reached home...ask maid to go buy mac. By the time she return I was already asleep in bed lol..
Woke up eat, then go back to bed...woke up abt 11am.


Then headed back to chalet....went ehub arcade awhile...
Then BBQ again lol...but this time with limited supplies....in the end alicia's sister have to give us some more charcoal and food hahaha

Went home tt nite...if not today prom sure like zombie...


But now muscle aches everywhere lei wah lao..especially the shoulders...carry the stupid bike la =.=

Friday, November 21, 2008

Last paper!

Lol last paper today - Computing Paper 2...

Lost about 20 marks? hahaha

ER diagram and PC thatt question wrong...

Oh well, overall B still looks promising.

With abit of luck, mayb that elusive A will finally come to me =)

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Random...

Was msging claudia just now and she told me...

You dont need that many friends, only a few good ones.

Well I say...

Sometimes, having no friends might be the best solution to many things.


Haiya dont know why I am in this mood...ok, mayb I do know why, but I'm definitely not revealing it here...

K i better snap out of it...last paper tomorrow...can't let it affect my performance....


One important advice to life, which I think it's so true...

You're responsible for your own life.

Don't expect your friends or family to help u out, or help u make a choice.

Not in the best of moods...

Don't come and irritate me. What u find funny, I find it irritating.


As always, better to keep problems to myself....haix

Though it would be good to have someone to talk to

But life ain't perfect. Accepted that long ago, so I have no right to complain.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Singapore dont own it's citizens an tertiary education!

Been reading EDMW just now, and stumbled upon the thread of universities admissions, with a newspaper report stating that 50% of students who qualify for a local university gets at least 1 offer, and FT admissions are capped at 20%.

Of course such a topic will generate many comments and debates la...partly due to the vagueness of the article.

Well I think that qualifying, does not mean getting all passes for A levels, or a 3.3 GPA for poly?

I think qualifying in a sense, is based on the overall cohort of the year?

Which means for last year cohort, qualifying would probably mean straight B's for JC, and a GPA of 3.5 for polys.

After that, people directed their attention to what happens to the other 50%.

Most would say they went overseas, or private unis.

Therefore people once again asked, why should these locals be denied a place in their country university and that place be given by to a foreigner?

One guy commented that university admissions is a zero-sum game, 1 more place to foreigner equates to 1 less place for locals in the universities.

That brings me to my next point...

The country has no obligation to provide tertiary education for the masses.

And the government knows it. Why you may ask? Isn't it better for a country to have many uni grads?

Well think again.

Universities are considered the highest educational institutions in a country. Thus, it would make sense that only the cream of the crop of the population would be able to enter an univerisity. Furthermore, the appeal of an uni grad, is because they are in short supply, thus employers have an incentive to hire them.( Ok though that is now changing, and may soon be an invalid argument)

Thus, if university admission is open to the masses, with the suddent influx of degree holders, the value of the degree in Singapore would drop. Afterall, whats the difference bewteen u and the other guy with the same degree?

Thus this would lead to overqualification of our workforce, and blue-collared jobs would be left un-filled.

I am sure some people will view what I jsut said as elitism rite?

Wake up people. Call it elitism if you want, but those are reality.

Want to get into university? Jolly well work your butts off, and get your results.

Having a GPA of less than 3.5 is not acceptable for university btw, if your wondering. So I dont see a reason why all these people should be whining about FT taking up slots in the universities.

If the FTs are more capable than you, I don't see a need to give you a place just because you're a Singaporean, while he's frm PRC.

Isn't that how way things work in the workforce as well.

So it's better now to wake up and realize this.



Thursday, November 13, 2008

And econs is over =)

Haha yup h1 econs finished yesterday...I think it was quite a manageable paper? Hoping for an A, with a B easily attainable?

Haha lost 3 marks for the monetary policy thing...thought it was fiscal =.=

Packed my room yesterday..now left 1 stack of physics and computing on the bed!!

Lolx. Yesterday marks my unofficial end to my A lvls, and the start of my 2 day break till saturday...

Before goign off to study for physics paper1 and computing paper2.

Hahaha last nite decided to play private MS for kicks....

Freaking boring la...played from 9.30am to now...super sian already lolx....

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Nonsensical Peitition against SBS fares for poly students

Eh sure that most of u heard about the recent peition in a bid to lower fares for poly students.

On the basis that both poly and jc students are around the same age, and therefore the poly students ought to have bus fares rivalling that of the jc student, which is 45 cent per bus trip.

I mean what a groundless argument. So what if they are the same age as jc students? It doesnt mean that they should pay the same price as a jc student, because of one and only 1 argument.


The way the institutes are classified.

JCs,secondary schools and ITEs are classified under secondary institutes. Thus they are eligible for transport concession.

On the other hand, Polys and Universities are classified under tertiary institutes.

Therefore, since polys and jcs belong to different categories, isn't it fair that they have different fares for buses? Take the universities for examples. They do not have concessions as well. But do they make a big fuss about it?

No.
Why>

Because they know that they are receiving education of a higher order, just like the polytechnics.

Lets face it, a poly diploma is far more valuable than an A lvl cert.

Although the A lvl cert is what gets you to the university and at that time, your degree will be worth more than a poly diploma.

See how this works??

If still not convinced, look at the school fees between JCs and Polytechnics.

Why are polytechnics fees much higher than the JCs?

Thats because the type of education they are receiving are much more advance, thus being called a tertiary institute. Since you're learning higher order skills, isn't it common sense that your lecturers and tutors will be paid higher? Thus the polytechnics course fees are so expensive.

Ok enough debating haha...conclusion : If u opt to go to a poly, then be prepared to pay higher transportation fees, as polytechnics are offering u skills that are far more useful compared to a JC, and the argument that transport fares need to be based on age does not even stand, because every one has different learning abilities, some slower, some faster. Thus computing transportation fares on ages alone is not viable.

Monday, November 10, 2008

! more down!

Haha firstly. Big thank you to navin!!

Omg I still can't believe how tyco I could get...

The question navin asked me actually came out as a question for paper 2!!

Ahhh so happy lol...

Anyway..first time that I didn't have time to complete the paper...

Very rare occurance for it to happen to me...

So lost about 10 marks?? Then some maybe wrong and stuff...so expecting 20 marks lost...

So B shouldnt be a problem...A still possible, though not really expecting it..


3 more papers!!

Friday, November 07, 2008

Yay!!!!

Cheers! H2 maths was pie!!!

I think 80 marks shouldn't be a problem...but is that enough for an A??


I hope so...haha.

Ok down to 4 papers spread over 2 weeks.

Next week theres physics paper2 and econs paper1.

Next next week have physics paper1 and computing paper2.

Haha 2 subjects down lao - Maths and GP

Expecting a solid B for maths...with a possibility of an A.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

Why am I studying so hard.

Because I want to be the one rejecting university invitations, and not accepting whatever comes to me.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

1 more paper down.

Computing paper 1 just ended.

Haha not bad I guess?

Some questions left me going huh? But most were manageable..

Quite certain of mayb a B at least?

With the A still very much up for grabs....

Haha I think I'm gonna slack the afternoon away....i think its a good time for a break with the wonderful rainy weather.

Haha...back to studying at nite I guess.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Shagged

Omg....super exhausted today...


Wah lao 3 hours maths and 2 hours physics paper...really damn exhausting


Anyway, physics was kinda unexpected..found it rather straightforward?


Haha not as mentally draining as I thought it would be...




Then came maths...omg was doing the paper, feeling happy...coz the paper was easy..


But reach question 7, then started to feel super shagged and drained...sumore the tougher questions were all behind...



Lolx. Maths was indeed a challenge...but a B for paper 1 should b attainable?


So targets so far are:



B for maths


B for physics




=)


Tomorrow computing...haha time to get down to studying...still feeling super drained ><

Monday, November 03, 2008

lolx..

I just realized I didn't write topic sentences in my essay...or at least I didn't explictedly thought of a topic sentence for my arguments...hmm but I think my essay should be clear enough to convey my thoughts...

Cheers to McLaren and Lewis Hamilton!!

Ahahaha woke up earlier than usual to check results..

And omg lewis won!!! By such a nail biting last turn also omg...

Full results...

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 71 1:34:11.435 1 10
2 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 71 +13.2 secs 6 8
3 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 71 +16.2 secs 3 6
4 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 71 +38.0 secs 7 5
5 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 71 +38.9 secs 4 4
6 12 Timo Glock Toyota 71 +44.3 secs 10 3
7 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +55.0 secs 5 2
8 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 71 +68.4 secs 2 1
9 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 71 +79.6 secs 12
10 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 70 +1 Lap 8
11 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 70 +1 Lap 13
12 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +1 Lap 18
13 16 Jenson Button Honda 70 +1 Lap 17
14 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 70 +1 Lap 9
15 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 70 +1 Lap 15
16 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 69 +2 Laps 20
17 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 69 +2 Laps 16
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 69 +2 Laps 19
Ret 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0 Accident 11
Ret 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0 Accident 14

Kinda sad for DC though..last race and got out in accident...

Ok enough of f1...

GCE A Level General Paper 8806


Lets see...I think I performed reasonably well?

Haha quite pleased with my essay...

I think a solid B should be possible? with an A still in sight...

But alot ppl said the paper was hard...so that left me thinking...

Did I fumble on something and still not notice it?

Been thinking about that on the bus, and I concluded that my essay should be fine...

But I given my best, and I am expecting a B at least...below that and I'll be quite disappointed,,

Next up physics and maths...all the best sia...

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Practice 2 - Brazil GP

Ok the results are kinda unreliable, due to wet weather conditions....


Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:12.296
43
2 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:12.353 0.057 41
3 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:12.435 0.139 44
4 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:12.600 0.304 32
5 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:12.650 0.354 45
6 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:12.687 0.391 47
7 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:12.703 0.407 44
8 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:12.761 0.465 42
9 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.827 0.531 33
10 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:12.886 0.590 42
11 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:12.896 0.600 38
12 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:12.971 0.675 48
13 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:13.038 0.742 49
14 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:13.041 0.745 39
15 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:13.213 0.917 37
16 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:13.221 0.925 39
17 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:13.273 0.977 41
18 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:13.341 1.045 49
19 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:13.428 1.132 32
20 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:13.691 1.395 33

Haha last race for the season!!